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in 2020, i managed a Democratic campaign in an R+30 district
let me tell you why running candidates everywhere matters
let me tell you why running candidates everywhere matters
not every campaign is about winning
i know that it sounds backwards, but if you go into every single race with winning as your only metric of success, you not only doom yourself to disappointment, but you also have a very short-term view of what it means to succeed
i know that it sounds backwards, but if you go into every single race with winning as your only metric of success, you not only doom yourself to disappointment, but you also have a very short-term view of what it means to succeed
our team went into the 2020 campaign cycle knowing that the deck was stacked against us
in a blood-red district and the most powerful repubican in North Carolina as the incumbent, you simply don't go into a campaign expecting to win
you have to measure success differently
in a blood-red district and the most powerful repubican in North Carolina as the incumbent, you simply don't go into a campaign expecting to win
you have to measure success differently
entering the cycle, the county's Democratic party was on its last legs
the biggest reason? in a county with a substantially populated university, there was virtually no youth engagement with local politics
so that became a measure of our success
the biggest reason? in a county with a substantially populated university, there was virtually no youth engagement with local politics
so that became a measure of our success
we built a campaign whose purpose was to bring young people into the fold of the local party. we decided that increasing engagement among college-aged voters was the purpose that we were there to serve
did we win? of course not, and if that had been our only measure of success then we would rightfully consider the campaign a failure
but it wasn't
but it wasn't
did we bring young people into the fold of local politics? absolutely we did
and by doing so, even though we lost, we contributed to the long-term health of the Democratic party in a currently unwinnable part of the state
and by doing so, even though we lost, we contributed to the long-term health of the Democratic party in a currently unwinnable part of the state
the lead line in my bio (and my mantra) is "organize everyone, organize everywhere"
this is exactly how we should organize. long-term investment in every single community in the country
without campaigns that are "destined to lose," we never ever change hearts and minds
this is exactly how we should organize. long-term investment in every single community in the country
without campaigns that are "destined to lose," we never ever change hearts and minds
while you’re here and thinking about down-ballot candidates, please support my good friend @Kendall4MO!
Kendall is running as a Black, Latinx, LGBTQ woman in Missouri’s 5th state house district
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kendall4mo
Kendall is running as a Black, Latinx, LGBTQ woman in Missouri’s 5th state house district
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kendall4mo
